# AOL dopers sign in **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125 "2000-07-10T16:26:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zebbmx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/958977/32.png) [@zebbmx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zebbmx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/1 "2000-07-10T16:26:35Z")
ookk so now its time to tell us all if you use that slow running aol (im embarrased to say i do) im guessing not to many of you do but i guess well see 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ArkonDLoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@ArkonDLoC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArkonDLoC)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2000, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/2 "2000-07-10T16:57:24Z")
I too, use AOL: it’s on of the reasons I’m so bitter and Hateful. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2000, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/3 "2000-07-10T18:16:42Z")
I have been using aol dialup connection up till 'bout 1.5 months ago, saw other dialup services are slightly faster, but not enough to leave. Now I have DSL, but still use aol, dropped to BYOA plan ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/4 "2000-07-10T21:21:57Z")
My e-mail account is on AOL. I usually post from work which is Netscape. As much flack as I get for using AOL, it suits my needs. I pay 20 bucks a month for unlimited usage & IM with my family (all out of state) several times a week (so much cheaper than calling one, than calling another, than calling the first one back). ---
**Author:** ![timmar68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@timmar68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timmar68)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/5 "2000-07-11T01:54:05Z")
I use AOL and I’m not ashamed. I have never had any of the problems I’ve heard about. I’ve had other ISPs and the ones I’ve tried don’t offer the same things as AOL. I don’t need to surf the web for work so it works for me. ---
**Author:** ![zebbmx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/958977/32.png) [@zebbmx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zebbmx)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/6 "2000-07-11T04:26:41Z")
wow maryann you mustve got a defective copy :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Talkinsquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Talkinsquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talkinsquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/7 "2000-07-11T04:45:08Z")
HEY! Whats so bad about AOL?? Just cuz its slow and boots you offline and its slow and freezes up on you and its slow doesnt mean its bad!! Yall just jealous. ---
**Author:** ![Kiva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@Kiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiva)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/8 "2000-07-11T07:07:57Z")
::sigh:: Yeah, I use AOL. I’m addicted to the X-Files message boards, what can I say? ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/9 "2000-07-11T07:11:34Z")
Count me in, too. ::: hangs head in shame ::: I don’t know why I stay. I just do. ---
**Author:** ![Asmodeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@Asmodeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asmodeus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/10 "2000-07-11T13:58:58Z")
I use AOL as my ISP…log on…Pull up netscape and go. I don’t go into AOL itself. I have no problems at all with AOL…no busy signals…don’t get timed out. And it’s cheaper than our local ISP. ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/11 "2000-07-11T23:05:23Z")
I Use AOL and it does what I want it to do when I want it to do. So far anyway. Osip ---
**Author:** ![Drew\_Blade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@Drew\_Blade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drew_Blade)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aol-dopers-sign-in/25125/12 "2000-07-11T23:06:35Z")
I use AOL and a local ISP every day to sign on. I haven’t noticed any difference in speed–if (for example) SDMB is fast on one it is fast on the other; if it is slow on one, it is slow on the other.